Short facts about communications in Bangladesh

Telephones - main lines in use:

500,000 (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

283,000 (2000)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  totally inadequate for a modern country domestic:  modernizing; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities international:  satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries (2000)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 12, FM 12, shortwave 2 (1999)

Radios:

6.15 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

15 (1999)

Televisions:

770,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.bd

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

10 (2000)

Internet users:

30,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook